Breastfeeding and postnatal depression in Sabah, Malaysia
| dc.contributor.author | Mohamad Yusuff, Aza Sherin | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Prof. Andy Lee | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Prof. Colin Binns | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T10:05:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T10:05:03Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2014-01-17T05:09:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1389 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
This is a cohort study of 2072 women in Sabah, Malaysia at an antenatal visit and followed up at 1, 3 and 6 months postpartum. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was administered and details were obtained on infant feeding. 95.9%, 88.2% and 80.7% mothers were breastfeeding at each postpartum visit and the prevalence of depression was 13.8% at antenatal and 7.6%, 7.2% and 8% at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months postpartum, respectively. | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | |
| dc.title | Breastfeeding and postnatal depression in Sabah, Malaysia | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | |
| curtin.department | School of Public Health | |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access |